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staying with israel. israeli settlements in the occupied territories violate the rights of palestinians, the report says. the report by three human -- un human rights experts says they are driving palestinians off the land and subjecting them to discrimination and intimidation on a daily basis. israel does not accept the findings, saying the report will only hamper efforts to find a sustainable solution to the israel-palestine conflict. the french are claiming success in mali after taking the town of kidal, the last main stronghold of islamist rebels. the french acted unilaterally when they sent in their forces. now they are backing the idea of sending un peacekeepers to maintain stability. there are fears that the islamists are merely biding their time until foreign troops leave. >> for the french military intervention, it has been nearly three weeks of rapid advances as they have sought to turn the tide -- they have sought to turn the tide of the rebels. this may have been the easy bit of the operation.
staying with israel. israeli settlements in the occupied territories violate the rights of palestinians, the report says. the report by three human -- un human rights experts says they are driving palestinians off the land and subjecting them to discrimination and intimidation on a daily basis. israel does not accept the findings, saying the report will only hamper efforts to find a sustainable solution to the israel-palestine conflict. the french are claiming success in mali after taking the...
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israel's election. driving to the heart of a sensitive but still stagnant process of peacemaking with the palace. today is a day for israelis to make a choice about their next leaders. no political party has ever gained a majority in israeli elections. so there's expected to be a lot of postturing about what type of government there will be for israel over the next four years. my colleague looks at what is on the ballot box today. >> israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu was cheery this morning as he arrives to vote. by the end of the day he will likely have something more to be chief about. the leader of the party is expected to come out on top and keep his job. but at jerusalem's main market the lack of suspense means there's little fever. they talk about israel being divided and disillusioned. most take it as a give than benjamin netanyahu will remain in office. >> if you ask me, nothing. no b.b., no nothing. >> security, never far from the minds of israelis is what many see as netanyahu's stre
israel's election. driving to the heart of a sensitive but still stagnant process of peacemaking with the palace. today is a day for israelis to make a choice about their next leaders. no political party has ever gained a majority in israeli elections. so there's expected to be a lot of postturing about what type of government there will be for israel over the next four years. my colleague looks at what is on the ballot box today. >> israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu was cheery...
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israel, negotiations have begun to form a new coalition government after benjamin netanyahu failed to win an outcry majority in tuesday's general election. the alliance ended the day with fewer seats in parliament, losing around one quarter, but remaining the largest group. the centrist party was the surprise of the night. katya? >> benjamin netanyahu certainly got a bloody nose in those elections yesterday, his pre- election slogan, strong leader for strong israel, rings rather hollow. clearly many israelis did not like his leadership style, many felt he was too arrogant and out of touch and they shouted loudly for change. that will what impact the domestic policy. one out of four people in this country are living in poverty. it will also affect how they move forward on the crisis around the iranian nuclear program and the israeli palestinian crisis, whether they will move towards restarting long stalled peace talks. you can see the signal -- the city walls behind me there. the political makeup of the future coalition government will impact them and how it moves on those policies. th
israel, negotiations have begun to form a new coalition government after benjamin netanyahu failed to win an outcry majority in tuesday's general election. the alliance ended the day with fewer seats in parliament, losing around one quarter, but remaining the largest group. the centrist party was the surprise of the night. katya? >> benjamin netanyahu certainly got a bloody nose in those elections yesterday, his pre- election slogan, strong leader for strong israel, rings rather hollow....
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this is making the case that israel's interests come first. that is something that will cause real concern and anxiety, confronting iran, across this region. what does real peace with the palestinians mean? there is much skepticism across the middle east, even israel as well, about whether he wants to pursue a two-state solution. >> there was a higher than expected turnout, which could also shake up the coalition. >> interesting, indeed. israelis show little interest in the election campaign. they said the issues were not really discussed. there were new celebrities on the scene and they were getting tired of new celebrities coming and dominating politics. why would you discuss peace when they have been talking about peace for more than a decade, they would say, and nothing has been done? but the realization really stuck in that israeli elections do matter. they decided that they better get out because this is an election system where every vote counts. you have seen some real surprises. aboute already talking another election. >> think of tha
this is making the case that israel's interests come first. that is something that will cause real concern and anxiety, confronting iran, across this region. what does real peace with the palestinians mean? there is much skepticism across the middle east, even israel as well, about whether he wants to pursue a two-state solution. >> there was a higher than expected turnout, which could also shake up the coalition. >> interesting, indeed. israelis show little interest in the election...
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i think that is what the mainstream in israel very much feels. while iran will remain a central issue, i also think the approach israel will take will be a little bit different than what we saw last year. >> there will not be another election there for too long. do you think that is likely? >> i think that depends. if benjamin netanyahu is only able to put together a very narrow government, that will not last long. even that will have disparate elements and it -- in it, and if he is able to put forward a broad-based government, i think it could last longer. >> thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." should they stay, or should they go? choosing whether they want to belong to the european union. the pakistan's supreme court is holding an inquiry into the death of an official who was investigating corruption allegations against the prime minister. after being found dead last week. a report. >> the funeral of the investigator who was probing corruption allegations against the prime minister of pakistan
i think that is what the mainstream in israel very much feels. while iran will remain a central issue, i also think the approach israel will take will be a little bit different than what we saw last year. >> there will not be another election there for too long. do you think that is likely? >> i think that depends. if benjamin netanyahu is only able to put together a very narrow government, that will not last long. even that will have disparate elements and it -- in it, and if he is...
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they would not be in a position to attack israel. this is bluster. >> how do you read the strikes that the israelis conducted against this target? is israel taking advantage of the unrest to do it needs to do? do they feel nervous about what's happening inside of syria? >> this is not surprising. they have been sending signals for the past few days. they have told the americans in jordan and others that if weapons of mass destruction, chemical weapons fallen to the wrong hands or given to hezbollah, then this would be a game-changer. the other thing is that they know as everybody else knows that hezbollah has stored weapons, probably including sophisticated missiles in syria, in the syrian territory. there is concern within the leadership of hezbollah that the regime may fall or lose damascus and the area around damascus. that is why they may be moving these missiles to store them in lebanon. >> how nervous do the israelis need to be about what is happening inside of syria? >> everybody is nervous. the americans are talking to the is
they would not be in a position to attack israel. this is bluster. >> how do you read the strikes that the israelis conducted against this target? is israel taking advantage of the unrest to do it needs to do? do they feel nervous about what's happening inside of syria? >> this is not surprising. they have been sending signals for the past few days. they have told the americans in jordan and others that if weapons of mass destruction, chemical weapons fallen to the wrong hands or...
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overseas. >> israel is going to be under the brunt of increased international criticism and what is most dangerous is the criticism from europe and the united states, not from the people who don't particularly like us. >> benjamin netanyahu and barack obama have never been close, and the u.s. president is resigned to a difficult relationship with a more right-wing government in israel. -- >> an election watched very closely, even here on inauguration day, and prince harry is on his way home after another toward of duty in afghanistan. he has confessed that he prefers army life to being a royal. and he has claimed to have killed taliban insurgents. >> for the last 20 weeks he has disappeared from public view, deployed to afghanistan and flying apache attack helicopter. >> this has reminded me about who i am, but is -- it is easy to forget about who i am in the army. >> he has had to be prepared to use lethal force against the taliban. -- >> the people that are trying to do bad stuff -- they will be in the game, i suppose. and the reason i did this job is to get back out there. >> kee
overseas. >> israel is going to be under the brunt of increased international criticism and what is most dangerous is the criticism from europe and the united states, not from the people who don't particularly like us. >> benjamin netanyahu and barack obama have never been close, and the u.s. president is resigned to a difficult relationship with a more right-wing government in israel. -- >> an election watched very closely, even here on inauguration day, and prince harry is...
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there has been no official confirmation from israel. i spoke to the chief international correspondent a few moments ago. what can you tell us about what was hit? >> we had two different accounts. we had reports that israeli jets for the first time had bombed a convoy of weapons heading from syria towards lebanon to support hezbollah. hezbollah has been expressing its concern in recent days and it sent its military intelligence chief to washington where he will express concern about chemical weapons from syria of going into the hands of hezbollah. on the nighttime news, they were taking satisfaction in the fact there had not been any verbal response from damascus or hezbollah. no physical response as well. syria came out with their own version of offense which was there was no convoy but they had bombed a scientific research center close to damascus and it used a rather interesting phrase, that it was used to support the resistance. that was the only thing they could agree on. it was something for hezbollah. what it was though, we are no
there has been no official confirmation from israel. i spoke to the chief international correspondent a few moments ago. what can you tell us about what was hit? >> we had two different accounts. we had reports that israeli jets for the first time had bombed a convoy of weapons heading from syria towards lebanon to support hezbollah. hezbollah has been expressing its concern in recent days and it sent its military intelligence chief to washington where he will express concern about...
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since the recent conflict between israel and her boss, there has been allegiances revealed between the factions. the western nations are wary of the group. many countries regard that as a terrorist organization. earlier this week, the israeli government says it could take control of the west bay. the rally was earlier than planned and speakers stopped after organizers said there were organizational problems. there were reports between members that felt the leaders were not given a prominent enough role at the event. >> a roundup of other stories. the united states started deploying troops and missiles to turkey. the question that the defense system and ingun's citizen's guide when a mortar landed on their home. gabrielle gifford has visited the town where a gunman killed 26 people inside of an elementary school. deferreds was shot and critically wounded in a 2011 shooting and was planning to meet on friday with families. now for the bumpy ride the american economy has taken. we started the week with high drama and related -- ended with the latest unemployment report. theasn't enough to
since the recent conflict between israel and her boss, there has been allegiances revealed between the factions. the western nations are wary of the group. many countries regard that as a terrorist organization. earlier this week, the israeli government says it could take control of the west bay. the rally was earlier than planned and speakers stopped after organizers said there were organizational problems. there were reports between members that felt the leaders were not given a prominent...
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was an anniversary of what the first operation of israel claimed by an plo's armed wing. we are in jerusalem monitoring these pictures on what is quite a day four fatah. >> it is a big day for the palestinian movement across the board. for the last six years there's been a schism between the two main palestinian factions. hamas, which controls gauze up, and fatah, which controls the west bank. -- hamas, which controls gaza. and things had gotten really bad. there's been a realization in recent months between the two back some sort of palestinian reconciliation or unity is needed if there is to be an advancement of palestinian statehood. mahmoud abbas is chairman of the plo. he said recently that 2013 would be the year in which palestine would achieve full statehood. whether that is wishful thinking, to get there, reconciliation between the two factions is needed. that's why we are seeing hundreds of thousands of fatah supporters being allowed to exercise their voices and to protest and to celebrate the anniversary on the streets of gaza. >> thanks very much. venezuelan go
was an anniversary of what the first operation of israel claimed by an plo's armed wing. we are in jerusalem monitoring these pictures on what is quite a day four fatah. >> it is a big day for the palestinian movement across the board. for the last six years there's been a schism between the two main palestinian factions. hamas, which controls gauze up, and fatah, which controls the west bank. -- hamas, which controls gaza. and things had gotten really bad. there's been a realization in...
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just over the border. >> warner: with conflict raging inside syria, israel's taking no chances. it's now fortifying the security barrier behind me to guard against any dangers that may arise. >> ifill: and from mali, lindsay hilsum has a story of celebration as french and local forces push north to capture two key towns.
just over the border. >> warner: with conflict raging inside syria, israel's taking no chances. it's now fortifying the security barrier behind me to guard against any dangers that may arise. >> ifill: and from mali, lindsay hilsum has a story of celebration as french and local forces push north to capture two key towns.
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since the recent conflict between israel and her boss, there has been allegiances revealed between the factions. the western nations are wary of the group. many countries regard that as a terrorist organization. earlier this week, the israeli government says it could take control of the west bay. the rally was earlier than planned and speakers stopped after organizers said there were organizational problems. there were reports between members that felt the leaders were not given a prominent enough role at the event. >> a roundup of other stories. the united states started deploying troops and missiles to turkey. the question that the defense system and in october, five citizen's guide when a mortar landed on their home. gabrielle gifford has visited the town where a gunman killed 26 people inside of an elementary school. deferreds was shot and critically wounded in a 2011 shooting and was planning to meet on friday with families. now for the bumpy ride the american economy has taken. we started the week with high drama and related -- ended with the latest unemployment report. theasn't
since the recent conflict between israel and her boss, there has been allegiances revealed between the factions. the western nations are wary of the group. many countries regard that as a terrorist organization. earlier this week, the israeli government says it could take control of the west bay. the rally was earlier than planned and speakers stopped after organizers said there were organizational problems. there were reports between members that felt the leaders were not given a prominent...
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es un virus que hasta ahora sólo se encontraba en israel llamado vpai, virus de parálisis aguda israelí. ♪ el grupo cree que encontró al culpable. el equipo hace ahora una pregunta aún más difícil: ¿cómo llegó el virus a estados unidos? todas las pruebas parecieron señalar a una posible fuente... ♪ australia. ♪ investigadores y entusiastas de las abejas de todo el mundo se reunieron en la conferencia anual de abejas, apimondia... ♪ pero este año una sombra amenaza los festejos. el grupo de trabajo dcc acaba de anunciar su descubrimiento: el desorden de colapso de colonia puede ser originado por un virus encontrado en abejas australianas. [abejas zumbando] ¡zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! el doctor jeff pettis del departamento de agricultura de estados unidos vino a tocar el tema del dcc. buenas tardes. (narrador) y la reciente noticia ha hecho el tema especialmente delicado. el doctor pettis explica cómo fue descubierto el virus y los exportadores de abejas australianas están comprensiblemente nerviosos. (jeff pettis) encontramos este virus en particular en abejas empacadas qu
es un virus que hasta ahora sólo se encontraba en israel llamado vpai, virus de parálisis aguda israelí. ♪ el grupo cree que encontró al culpable. el equipo hace ahora una pregunta aún más difícil: ¿cómo llegó el virus a estados unidos? todas las pruebas parecieron señalar a una posible fuente... ♪ australia. ♪ investigadores y entusiastas de las abejas de todo el mundo se reunieron en la conferencia anual de abejas, apimondia... ♪ pero este año una sombra amenaza los...
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from two of our newshour colleagues on the road: margaret warner reports from jerusalem on moves in israel to form a new coalition government. >> sreenivasan: and ray suarez updates the high-powered meetings of heads of state, business leaders, and others at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. >> brown: from mali, lindsey hilsum looks at tensions caused by government troops as they advance into islamist territory. >> sreenivasan: spencer michels has a story about trash and one city's crusade to eliminate all of it. >> reporter: san francisco boasts that it recycles 80% of all garbage, and is aiming for zero waste. but some skeptics don't believe it. >> brown: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:
from two of our newshour colleagues on the road: margaret warner reports from jerusalem on moves in israel to form a new coalition government. >> sreenivasan: and ray suarez updates the high-powered meetings of heads of state, business leaders, and others at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. >> brown: from mali, lindsey hilsum looks at tensions caused by government troops as they advance into islamist territory. >> sreenivasan: spencer michels has a story about...